JOAQUÍN CLERCH

(b 1965 )

Joaquín Clerch, composer and concert guitarist, was born in 1965 in Havana and studied with several teachers in his formative years including Leo Brouwer and Costas Cotsiolis. Later he moved to Salzburg to have lessons with Eliot Fisk, graduating with the highest honours. He has made a number of recordings and his compositions are increasingly popular among recitalists.